The HBS Schwartz Pavilion is located in the heart of the Harvard Business School campus and serves as a focal point for student engagement and activity within the newly renovated campus commons. The pavilion sits in the common along the primary circulation routes and encourages participation for both informal and structured social exchanges and recreation.
Project Name: HBS Schwartz Pavilion
Studio Name: REID architecture
Landscape Architect: Reed Hilderbrand LLC
Artist: James Carpenter Design Associates
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Construction Manager: Consigli Construction Corp.
Fabricator: Josef Gartner
Client: Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Project Size: 5000 ft2
Project Budget: $7000000
Completion Date: 2019
Building Levels: 1
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Photography: Reid Freeman
The two overlapping canopies of different heights respond to the scale of the open lawn and the built context to define two covered spaces of engagement. They are constructed with light responsive materials and vertical partitions to provide privacy, delineate space, and abstract and display activity and occupation.
The canopy and partition walls are designed to create comfort throughout substantial seasonal changes of wind and light. Operable sliding and folding glass doors can be deployed to create thermal comfort through enclosure and alter the scale of event spaces.
Seasonal sun exposure and wind directions were analyzed in determining the orientation of the structure for passive cooling and heating in support of Harvard’s sustainability goals. Artificial light is embedded in the pavilion design so that it serves as a beacon and enhancement to the common in the evening hours.
